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PLEASE NOTE: As of November 20, 2020, the museum is closed until further notice due to State of Illinois COVID-19 mitigation efforts.
DOWNLOAD our Winter 2020 Calendar of Events featuring many online programs throughout the coming months.
NOTE: All programs are FREE, donations to the Elmhurst Heritage Foundation are greatly appreciated. CLICK HERE to make a donation.
ONLINE LECTURE: Victorian Christmas Carols
Starts Friday, November 27
Access Program: CLICK HERE to view the prerecorded lecture starting 11/27/20
Welcome the holiday season with Alisa Clapp-Itnyre, Ph.D. and Professor of English at Indiana University East, for an online lecture exploring Victorian Christmas carols, many of which we still enjoy today. A special focus will explore carols that emerged from Victorian and English traditions. Clapp-Itnyre is an author and scholar of music and literature studies.
FAMILY CRAFT KITS: Christmas Crackers
**New Pick-up Date: Pick-up kits on Saturday, December 5
Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Christmas crackers have been a staple of the holiday season from their early days in Victorian England to today. Resembling a large wrapped candy, crackers are used to decorate holiday tables and contain party favors to delight recipients. Pick up a kit from our gift shop while supplies lasts during and create your own favors for the holidays. Limit: One kit per household member. First come/first served while supplies last.
ONLINE LECTURE: The Great Depression's Impact on Chicagoland
Starts Sunday, January 24
Access Program: CLICK HERE to view the prerecorded lecture starting on 1/24/21
In early 1929, Chicago and the nation celebrated another prosperous year. Then came Black Thursday on October 24th when a series of further crashes eventually ushered in the Great Depression, ravaging Chicagoans financially in the economic collapse and leaving a lasting imprint on the nation. Dominic A. Pacyga, Ph.D. and Emeritus Professor of History at Columbia College Chicago, presents an illustrated lecture exploring the impact of the Great Depression on the Chicago area. Program will be available through May 2, 2021.
VIRTUAL BOOK DISCUSSION: The Worst Hard Time
Wednesday, January 27
Time: 7-8:30 p.m.
Register: E-mail ehmprograms@elmhurst.org or call 630-833-1457
Read the acclaimed National Book Award-winning book by Timothy Egan, The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl, that tells the story of a dozen families during the darkest days of the Depression and then join Elmhurst History Museum staff on Zoom for an engaging discussion. First of a four-part series of history-related book discussions to be presented in 2021. Link will be e-mailed to participants the week of the program. Appropriate for adults.
ONLINE LECTURE: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Elmhurst
Starts Thursday, February 11
Access: CLICK HERE to view the prerecorded lecture starting on 2/11/21
In the first Throwback Thursday lecture of the new year, Elmhurst History Museum’s Curator of Collections, Dan Lund, will discuss the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the New Deal-era federal program created to provide work for young men in the 1930s. Lund will detail the goals and legacy of the CCC, and focus on local projects like Camp Elmhurst, which was situated in the area from 1934-35. Program will be available online Feb. 11 through May 2.
FACEBOOK LIVE GALLERY TALK: Together We Cannot Fail
Sunday, February 28
Access: CLICK HERE to go to our Facebook Page on 2/28/21
Join EHM Curator of Exhibits, Dan Bartlett, as he walks through the exhibit Together We Cannot Fail: Overcoming the Great Depression in our first floor gallery. During this gallery talk, Dan will share some of the interesting things he learned while researching, curating and designing the exhibit and answer your questions.
FACEBOOK GALLERY TALK: Frank Lloyd Wright: Architecture of the Interior
Continues through December 20
Access Program: Link to EHM Facebook
If you couldn't make it to the museum to see Frank Lloyd Wright: Architecture of the Interior, we’ll bring the exhibit to you! Tune in via Facebook as EHM Executive Director Dave Oberg shares in-depth details about the exhibit from the gallery.
Churchville Schoolhouse 10th Anniversary Documentary
Continues through December 31
CLICK HERE to view the documentary on YouTube
To commemorate the 10-year anniversary and the community-based effort that helped to preserve this local treasure, view a new documentary sharing the story of the Churchville Schoolhouse.
Stars, Stripes & Strategy: A Brief History of the Presidential Campaign Poster
Available through November 30
CLICK HERE to view the program on YouTube
Elmhurst History Museum’s Executive Director Dave Oberg puts campaigns into perspective with a sweeping analysis of more than two centuries of famous and infamous presidential campaign posters and the underlying strategies that drove them.
Frank Lloyd Wright and the Architecture of Space
Available through December 20
CLICK HERE to view the program on YouTube
John H. Waters, Preservation Programs Manager at the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, shares images and insights into the spaces that Wright created and discuss the importance of preserving his buildings for future generations.
DOWNLOAD our Winter 2020 Calendar of Events featuring many online programs throughout the coming months.
NOTE: All programs are FREE, donations to the Elmhurst Heritage Foundation are greatly appreciated. CLICK HERE to make a donation.
WINTER 2020 HOLIDAY PROGRAMS
ONLINE LECTURE: Victorian Christmas Carols
Starts Friday, November 27
Access Program: CLICK HERE to view the prerecorded lecture starting 11/27/20
Welcome the holiday season with Alisa Clapp-Itnyre, Ph.D. and Professor of English at Indiana University East, for an online lecture exploring Victorian Christmas carols, many of which we still enjoy today. A special focus will explore carols that emerged from Victorian and English traditions. Clapp-Itnyre is an author and scholar of music and literature studies.
FAMILY CRAFT KITS: Christmas Crackers
**New Pick-up Date: Pick-up kits on Saturday, December 5
Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Christmas crackers have been a staple of the holiday season from their early days in Victorian England to today. Resembling a large wrapped candy, crackers are used to decorate holiday tables and contain party favors to delight recipients. Pick up a kit from our gift shop while supplies lasts during and create your own favors for the holidays. Limit: One kit per household member. First come/first served while supplies last.
JANUARY 2021
ONLINE LECTURE: The Great Depression's Impact on Chicagoland
Starts Sunday, January 24
Access Program: CLICK HERE to view the prerecorded lecture starting on 1/24/21
In early 1929, Chicago and the nation celebrated another prosperous year. Then came Black Thursday on October 24th when a series of further crashes eventually ushered in the Great Depression, ravaging Chicagoans financially in the economic collapse and leaving a lasting imprint on the nation. Dominic A. Pacyga, Ph.D. and Emeritus Professor of History at Columbia College Chicago, presents an illustrated lecture exploring the impact of the Great Depression on the Chicago area. Program will be available through May 2, 2021.
VIRTUAL BOOK DISCUSSION: The Worst Hard Time
Wednesday, January 27
Time: 7-8:30 p.m.
Register: E-mail ehmprograms@elmhurst.org or call 630-833-1457
Read the acclaimed National Book Award-winning book by Timothy Egan, The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl, that tells the story of a dozen families during the darkest days of the Depression and then join Elmhurst History Museum staff on Zoom for an engaging discussion. First of a four-part series of history-related book discussions to be presented in 2021. Link will be e-mailed to participants the week of the program. Appropriate for adults.
FEBRUARY 2021
ONLINE LECTURE: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Elmhurst
Starts Thursday, February 11
Access: CLICK HERE to view the prerecorded lecture starting on 2/11/21
In the first Throwback Thursday lecture of the new year, Elmhurst History Museum’s Curator of Collections, Dan Lund, will discuss the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the New Deal-era federal program created to provide work for young men in the 1930s. Lund will detail the goals and legacy of the CCC, and focus on local projects like Camp Elmhurst, which was situated in the area from 1934-35. Program will be available online Feb. 11 through May 2.
FACEBOOK LIVE GALLERY TALK: Together We Cannot Fail
Sunday, February 28
Access: CLICK HERE to go to our Facebook Page on 2/28/21
Join EHM Curator of Exhibits, Dan Bartlett, as he walks through the exhibit Together We Cannot Fail: Overcoming the Great Depression in our first floor gallery. During this gallery talk, Dan will share some of the interesting things he learned while researching, curating and designing the exhibit and answer your questions.
ONGOING ONLINE PROGRAMS
FACEBOOK GALLERY TALK: Frank Lloyd Wright: Architecture of the Interior
Continues through December 20
Access Program: Link to EHM Facebook
If you couldn't make it to the museum to see Frank Lloyd Wright: Architecture of the Interior, we’ll bring the exhibit to you! Tune in via Facebook as EHM Executive Director Dave Oberg shares in-depth details about the exhibit from the gallery.
Churchville Schoolhouse 10th Anniversary Documentary
Continues through December 31
CLICK HERE to view the documentary on YouTube
To commemorate the 10-year anniversary and the community-based effort that helped to preserve this local treasure, view a new documentary sharing the story of the Churchville Schoolhouse.
Stars, Stripes & Strategy: A Brief History of the Presidential Campaign Poster
Available through November 30
CLICK HERE to view the program on YouTube
Elmhurst History Museum’s Executive Director Dave Oberg puts campaigns into perspective with a sweeping analysis of more than two centuries of famous and infamous presidential campaign posters and the underlying strategies that drove them.
Frank Lloyd Wright and the Architecture of Space
Available through December 20
CLICK HERE to view the program on YouTube
John H. Waters, Preservation Programs Manager at the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, shares images and insights into the spaces that Wright created and discuss the importance of preserving his buildings for future generations.